Specimen Details

  • Taxon Name

    Cristiceps australis

  • Author and date of publication

    Valenciennes, 1936

  • Preferred Common name

    Southern Crested Weedfish

  • Date Identified

    1996

  • Identified By

    Matthew Lockett - Museum Victoria

  • Number Of Specimens

    6

  • Sex

    Unknown

  • Specimen Nature

    Nature: Spirit specimen, Form: Wet, Fixative treatment: formalin 10%, Medium: ethanol 70%

  • Collected By

    Tania M. Bardsley - Museum Victoria, Robyn Ickeringill - Museum Victoria

  • Collection Event Code

    MFG 165

  • Sampling Method

    SCUBA and rotenone

  • Date Visited From

    2/02/1996 9:50 AM

  • Date Visited To

    2/02/1996 11:10 AM

  • Depth To (m)

    2

  • Depth From (m)

    2

  • Category

    Natural Sciences

  • Scientific Group

    Vertebrate Zoology

  • Discipline

    Ichthyology

  • Collecting Areas

    Ichthyology

  • Type of Item

    Specimen

Taxonomy

Geospatial Information

  • Country

    Australia

  • State

    Victoria

  • Precise Location

    Port Phillip Bay, Geelong, N shore off reserve at end of Seabreeze Parade

  • Latitude

    -38.1017

  • Longitude

    144.377

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84